Device for use on aerial and other vessels.



A. HORTON. DEVIOE FOR USE ON AERIAL AND OTHER VESSELS. APPLICATION FILEDAUG. 4, 1911.

1,019,647. Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

' a subject of the Kin 9 1t takes with it the other collar e UNITEDSTATES ALEXANDER HORTON; F PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND.

' To all whom it may Be it known that I, ALEXANDER HORTON,

of England, residing at 38 Marmion roa Portsmouth, Hampshire, England,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Use onAerial and other Vessels, of which the following is a specification.

This'invention relates to a device for attachment .t'o aerial vesselsand is designed for preventing too rapid descents throu h the air in theevent of some accident to t e supporting planes or other sustainingparts, which device may also be used to act as an additional elevator ifdesired.

The device which somewhat resembles a parachute and which isfitted atany suitable.

- part of the vessel preferably toward the bow, consists generally of apole provided with a species of umbrella having'ribs attached to twodifi'erent collars, which slide upon the said pole, in such a way thatwhen one -of the collars, that is the lower collar, is slid upward itmoves both collars and raises all the ribs, taking with them thematerial of the device which then acts as a parachute or support, whilewhen the top collar alone is moved one portion only of the ribs andmaterial is raised and the device acts as an elevator. And in order thatmy said invention may be better understood, I will now proceed todescribe the same with reference to the drawing accompanying thisspecification in which 5 Figure 1 shows a sectional side elevation ofthe device fixed upon the body of an airship; Fig. 2 is a plan of aportion of Fig. 1; Figs. 3 and 4 show details hereinafter referred to.

0 The same letters of reference are employed to denote the same parts inall the views.

a is apole. This is fitted at any suitable art of the vessel preferablytoward the 5 ow. This pole is provided with a device somewhat resemblinan umbrella comprisin a number ofri s b and 0 attached to di erentcollars d and e slidin upon the pole a. When the collard is s id upwardquently all the ribs 6 and c are raised. This has the effect of openingout the material, which is formed in two portions g and f. If on theother hand the upper collar e i is alone raised, the ribs 0 elevate theportion 9 of the material. The device now, assumes Specification ofreturn 2mm.

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the position shown at Fig. 1. and the eflect is that the device in placeof acting as a parachute acts as a plane or elevator. In the normalposition when not in use the material is gathered around the pole andpresents practically no resistance to the motion of the vessel. Thedevice may be controlled by suitable cords k assing over pulleys k andoperated the control of the pilot.

Each of the pulle s may be operated singly by rotating its handl oerated b one of the handles mby means of t e toothed wheels n beingbrought into engagement. To effect this one by han les m under e m orthey may both be PATENT OFFICE."

of the spindles made to slide thereon so that t is wheel 1:.

may be put into or taken out of gear with the other wheel n. 1 Thismechanism is shown at Figs. 1 and 4.

Fig. 3 shows section of a pole a and one of the collars in order toillustrate the construction. In this figure a pin 2 is shown passingthrough slots in the pole and to this pin are attached the actuatingcords 1:.

It will be understood that I the construction of the device as to minordetails without departing from the principle of the invention.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States of America is 1. .In an aerial vessel, the combinationof a plurality of pivotally supported planes, a pllirality of slidablymounted collars, ribs pivotally connecting each of the planes to one ofthe collars, and means for actuatin one or both of'sald collars,substantially as described.

2. In an aerial vessel, thev combination of a pole, a pluralit of planesivotall connected to the po e, a plural1ty of ollars slidably mounted onthe ole, l'lbS pivotally connecting each of the p anes to one of thecollars, and means -for actuating. said collars, substantiall asdescribed.

3. In an aeria vessel, the combination of a vertical pole, a pluralityof planes pivotally connected to the pole, the pole be' slot, 'a plum1ty of collars slidably mounted on the pole, a pin fixed in each collarand slidin in said. slot, ribs pivotally connecting eac the planes toone of the collars, and means for actuating said collars, substantiallyas described.

may modify 4; In an aerial vessel, the combination of and means for conling said systems Wher- 10' a vertical pole, a plurality of planes ivotbboth collars w be operated at the same ally connected to the pole, thepole eing time, substantially as described. rovided with a longitudinalslot,'a plural- In testimony whereof, I aflix my signa- 5 ity ofcollarssli dably mounted on the pole, ture, in presence oftwo witnesses.

a pin fixed in each collar and sliding in said ALEXANDER HORTON. slot,ribs pivotally connecting eachofathe vWitnesses: 1 1 planes to one ofthe collars, a system of A. E. VIDAL, ropes and pulleys for actuatingeach collar, L. Smwms.

